i have an '01 1200 my bike has drag pipes, screamin eagle intake and ignition... i need to know where the next step is.. is it true that if i put new cams i should bump up the compression.. i want new cams and to do some head work.. dont know what direction to go in though.. thanks

You'll probably want to do heads before cams. Not only can you tailor the cams to the heads you choose, but you'll also see a more noticeable improvement from head work. Of course, if you can afford to do both at once, so much the better...unfortunately, most of us don't have that option. :(

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i have an '01 1200 my bike has drag pipes, screamin eagle intake and ignition... i need to know where the next step is.. is it true that if i put new cams i should bump up the compression.. i want new cams and to do some head work.. dont know what direction to go in though.. thanks

What do you want, in the end?!??!

Ok, first things first, get rid of them there drag pipes, they will kill your torque.

Get a Thunderheader.

After that, cams and headwork can do a lot, but the more you want is the more it will cost you.

I think with a good performance based exhaust, you may not want to do more.

Frodoxx,I put just cams 1st not much change,but then I put NRHS 1250 kit with 10.5 pistons ,head work,cut gooseneck drags put baffles,what power,will get dyno hopefuly soon.

hey guys thanks alot i guess i was kinda going in the right direction from the begining... im gonna go with some head work and cams at the same time... ill let yous know how it goes..

Dump the drag pipes and get a good 2 into 1 exhaust.
Drag pipes kill performance